SUPER VISA

What is a Super Visa?

A Super Visa is a long-term visa for parents and grandparents of Canadian Citizens and Permanent Residents of Canada. It provides parents and grandparents with a 10-year multiple entry visa to visit Canada and allows for stays of up to 2 years at a time.

The Super Visa is an excellent option for bringing your parents to Canada for a long-term basis. Your parents may also use it while waiting for their permanent residence applications to be processed, or for those who are not able to sponsor their parents or grandparents.

The financial requirements for obtaining a Super Visa are not as strict as for sponsoring your parents to become permanent residence. The income requirement in 30% less than for permanent resident sponsorship, and only requires that you meet the income requirement for one year as opposed to the three years required when sponsoring parents for permanent residence.?

Super Visa Requirements

In order to be eligible for the Parent and Grandparent Super Visa, both the sponsor (child or grandchild) and applicant (parent or grandparent) must meet certain requirements. These include:

• The sponsor must meet the minimum necessary income (see below) as demonstrated on their most recent Notice of Assessment (Canadian tax Return).

• The sponsor must provide a written Letter of Support.

• The applicant (parent or grandparent) must have purchased medical insurance of at least $100,000 from a CANADIAN insurance company that is valid for at least one year from the date of entry.

• The applicant must complete an immigration medical examination.

• The applicant must meet all other admission requirements to Canada.